Warriors Open To Getting Older To Improve This Nba Offseason, But It's Unlikely

Warriors open to getting older to improve this NBA offseason, but it's unlikely originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

It’s no secret the Warriors’ roster needs improvement this NBA offseason.

And for a team whose stars — Steph Curry,Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green — all are age 36 or older, Golden State especially could benefit from finding younger role players to ease their load.

But that’s easier said than done. So general manager Mike Dunleavy knows he must be open to any methods of helping the Warriors from a talent standpoint, as he discussed in a press conference Wednesday before next week’s 2026 NBA Draft.

A reporter asked Dunleavy if the organization is comfortable with adding older veterans this summer instead of fresher, but less experienced players.

“Frankly, it’s not the best thing, but if it’s going to make us better — like significantly better — I think we have to look at that, because that’s really our thought process and job right now, is to make this team better,” Dunleavy responded. “So if it means doing older, then we’ll do it, but that’s pretty unlikely. There’s only so many guys I feel like we could bring in that are older, and we’ve got some guys on the back end of it already, and to add to that, you know, there would definitely be some risk. But maybe there’s a situation we do that and go for it, but yeah, I mean, we obviously prefer to get younger.”

Last offseason, the Warriors largely stuck to the strategy of adding more proven players, such as De’Anthony Melton and Al Horford. However, the downside was their inconsistent availability, as both Melton and Horford largely were unable to play both ends of back-to-backs, along with other needed off days.

And with Butler and Curry dealing with long-term injuries of their own, Golden State often seemed to have more players on the injury report than not. So naturally, acquiring younger, less injury-prone players seems like the right move.

But, of course, if an older star — say, LeBron James or Kawhi Leonard — decides they want to join forces with Curry and Co. on the Warriors, Dunleavy could determine the team would be better off with that established force instead of some more youthful energy.

With the NBA offseason about to come into full gear in the coming weeks, Dub Nation will find out Dunleavy’s decided strategy soon enough.

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